Marc Cabrera has nothing better to do than watch a lot of movies and television, and listen to a lot of music. Luckily, he has a job that pays him to blog about local and national arts, entertainment and pop culture. He can be reached at mcabrera@montereyherald.com.

Monday, August 02, 2010

e.Sik, local artist/promoter/scene ambassador and friend of "The Beat," is flooding the local market with shows he is either producing or co-producing. Info for all of the shows is available at www.reverbnation.com/projektseer.

First up is Los Angeles word smith 2Mex of The Visionaries performing Aug. 14 @ The Blue Fin in Monterey. Also on the bill are Projekt S.E.E.R, The Joint Venture, Rey REsurreccion and Solic Cin, with special guest The Saurus.

On Aug. 21, e.Sik & Xchange Music present Opio of Hieroglyphics, with DJ Lex, hosted by The Saurus, and featuring Ghambit with IQ and Projekt S.E.E.R.

Finally, Projekt S.E.E.R. and Blue Fin present Z-Man Sept. 4 at Blue Fin in Monterey. Also performing are Elements of Style and Sharkstyliens.

One other note: Z-Man will perform Sept. 3 at Blue Lagoon in Santa Cruz. That show is sponsored by Wolf Fitness Systems.